On 5 December 2015, a seminar took place in the Hermitage on the creation of an accessible environment for people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD): from 2016 the State Hermitage will embark on the development and implementation of a unique programme – the social habilitation of adults with ASD

On 4 December 2015, events organized by the Centre of National Glory in conjunction with the State Hermitage were held to commemorate the outstanding Russian statesman and military commander, Governor General of St Petersburg, Cavalier of the Order of St Andrew the First-Called, Count Mikhail Andrey

On 2 December 2015, the State Hermitage, in conjunction with the Great Bear regional association of public organizations, held the Hermitage Gathers Friends! charity event for children with health-based disabilities, their parents and teachers of special day and boarding schools – 220 guests in all.

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation №566 of 21 November 2015, for services in the development of the country’s culture and art and long years of productive work, honours have been granted to members of the State Hermitage staff – the medal For Services to the Country 2nd class to Li

Hermitage Days in Kazakhstan will be a regular event from now on – that was the decision taken at a meeting between Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage.

On 27 November 2015, the Icon Hall in Moscow was the setting for an awards ceremony honouring the best legal departments in Russia and the CIS countries as determined by the 10th Best Legal Departments. Russian Seasons international competition.

On 16–25 November 2015, the Sverdlovsk Regional Studies Museum served as a base for a training course given to staff of museums in the Ural-Siberian region on the subject of “The Fundamentals of the Preventative Conservation and Restoration of Photographic Materials".

In 1925 research workers at the museum organized themselves into “the Hermitage excursion bureau”. That date is customarily regarded as the birthday of our museum’s Department for Scientific and Educational Work.

On 24 November 2015 the Hermitage Theatre celebrates 230 years since the date of the first performance to take place on its stage. To mark the occasion a benefit-conference is being held in the theatre.

On 23 November, in the St Petersburg State Theatre of Musical Comedy, the results of the annual St Petersburg Museum Olympus prize, for which the best museums of the city and region compete, were announced.